Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited ailing former Member of Parliament and veteran BNP leader Khaleda Rabbani at her residence during his daylong tour in Moulvibazar today. After attending a Family Card distribution programme in Sreemangal, he went to Khaleda Rabbani’s home on Shah Mostafa Road in Moulvibazar town. At that time, Khaleda Rabbani became emotional and reminisced various moments from ...

Fatiha Mashkura, 51, was acquitted today by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in a case filed over the 2015 killing of her husband, Ibrahim Abu Khalil Al Hafiz, in Sylhet. She had spent the past 11 years in prison. Earlier on January 31, 2022, the High Court confirmed her death penalty, handed down by a trial court. Today, ...

Tea garden workers, most of them women, welcomed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with flower petals in Sylhet today as he travelled to Sreemangal. Braving rain, people from different walks of life lined up along roads in Sylhet city and surrounding areas to greet the Prime Minister. A particularly striking scene was observed in the Chowkidekhi area, where workers from nearby ...

Bangladesh suffered a heavy defeat against defending champions Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup as a batting collapse left them with a low total of 77 runs, which the Aussies chased down with 63 balls to spare. Bangladesh women’s team suffered a nine-wicket defeat against Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup after their batting lineup collapsed at the ...

A former healthcare worker has been cautioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for trying to obtain and sell Catherine, Princess of Wales’ medical records. The ICO began their criminal investigation in March 2024, following a report that a member of staff at the London Clinic tried to access the princess’s notes while she was a patient there for abdominal ...

London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime has defended her decision to block a proposed contract between the Metropolitan Police and US technology firm Palantir, despite warnings the move could lead to cuts to frontline policing. Kaya Comer-Schwartz was questioned by the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee over her refusal to approve the deal, which the Met says is ...

Downing Street is to make a full apology on behalf of the state to those affected by historical forced adoption in England, the education secretary has confirmed. Bridget Phillipson, giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee on Wednesday, described it as a “shameful period” in UK history. She said the prime minister would have more to say, but ...

The UK and the European Union should not waste time “looking backwards” to Brexit, Keir Starmer said on Wednesday, as he comes under pressure to reconsider rejoining the EU. The prime minister reaffirmed his government’s manifesto commitment to not re-enter the bloc, but said there had been “real progress” with the relationship, which was “slowly but surely building”. Starmer’s potential ...

The leader of one of the country’s biggest teaching unions has said Andy Burnham is Labour’s best chance for beating Reform in a general election. The general secretary of NASUWT, Matt Wrack, was speaking to the Guardian in the run-up to Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, in which the Greater Manchester mayor hopes to return to parliament and pave the way for ...

Both of these sausage-based delights are great for a gathering, can be prepared in advance and go really, really well with ice-cold beers. God bless the sausage. Whether your team is winning, losing, embarrassing or delighting, everyone will consider you the Cristiano Ronaldo of half-time snacks if you bang either of these out. The prawn and sausage toasts can be ...